Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-05
THE RAILROAD BILL.

The railroad bill which has been ad-
vocated in these columns, indeed which
was recommended by US before the
committee had agreed upon a measure
At all, as the only feasible way out OF
the difficulties presented by the con-
stitution and the necessities of the peo-
Pile, went to engrossment in both
houses of the legislature last Monday
In the senate not much time was
consumed in its discussion. Some
opposition was developed, of course,
but not moro than was 10 be expected
on so important a measure. A few
friendly amendments were adopted and
the bill was %engrossed by a vote of l9
to 5, Is being constitutional majority
The senators voted as tollows:-4eas-
Messrs. Ball, Castleman, Claycomb.
Downing, Harmon, HAZEL, Jacobs,
johnson of Montgomery, Kelley, ker'
win, Ketchum, Moran, Parcher, Salton-
stall, Sheldon, Smith, Sparks, Taggar'
and Wood-19. Nays-Messrs. Davis
son, McGinnis and Ryors. Absent
Messrs. Allen, Gideon, Hunter, john
son, of Madison, Nackay, Mansfield,
Proctor, Seabourn, Sears. Sebree, Sim'
rall-12. OF the 8 votes against the
bill one is a labor member and the
other two are republicans.
Iu the house the contest was longer
aud much more acrimonious. I'm
friendly amendments were urged, to
defeat the bill, but we're finally voted
down. Mr.. Buckner's substitute, 60
far as he was concerned, we believe
was honestly intended, but it was i'm
practicable and would have defeated
the objects of legislation, even if ii
could have been recOnciled with the re-
mainder of the bill. 1t was wisely
voted down by a vote of 79 to AZ, Mr..
Hicklin voting against it. The bill then
went to engrosslnent by the following
vote:-Yeas-Messrs. Allison, Amick,
Arbuthnot, Babcock, Baker, Bodine,
Bond, Booth, Bridges, Brooks, Brown,
Buckner, Carter OF Auarain, Carter OF
Montgomery, Chiffon, Chrisman, Cobb,
Cock, Coleman, Collier, Collins, Con-
ner, Coppedge, Crawford of Pettis,
Croker, Currau, Curtiss, Davis, Dodd,
Donelan, Drabelle, Duffy, Dunn of
Lincoln, Ellis, Ely, Eskew, Etter, Ew-
ing. Fly, Fore, George, Goodykoontz,
Hanlan, Haswell, Headlee, Hicklin,
Hinton, lIoar, Hopkins, jackson, Jam
ison, Jewett, johnson, Jones, Kelley,
Knapp. Knelsley, Knowles, Lacy, Lee,
Leising, Lenox, Lewis of Cedar, Nc
Intyre, Macklin, Mahsu,ls AaaNeHj
Miller, Moore of I5koaGd Alefsess
Moulton, Mueller, MSSi3gs4 sssssxftt55
kHAqz Noel -SSgia6d, Pachali,
4EP.Immer, Pollard, Richardson,
4Rdieell, Salisbury, Satterwhite,
1i9gl III, Sebree, Shaw of st.
9niS, 81 Galloway, Shaw of Ste.
|6enevfev6, Shelton, Smith of Dallas,
Edanfth of st. Clair, Steele. Swift, Til
|40tson, Timmons, Turner, Walsh. Wal
ton, Warren, Watson, Weimer, White
law and MIR. Speaker-lO7. Mays
Messrs. Church, Cochran, Curley, Dial,
Guy, Lewis of Douglas, Martin, New
ell, O'Dell, Powers, Snidow, Taylor,
Tribble and Warner-14. Of those
who voted in the negative eleven were
republicans, two were democrats, aud
one, Curley, knight of labor. The
democrats were Cochran and O'Dell.
Holland, knight OF labor, lodged both
votes.
1t will be understood that amend
ments to a bill are only in order upon
the question of its going to engross-
ment, and that to attempt 10 amend the
bill further would involve the ~necessi-
ty of reconsidering the vote by which
it went to engrossment, which evident
" canHot now be done without the
consent of the friends Of the bill, so it
seems certain that the senate or house
bill, whichever is considered the best,
as it stands there is no materia! differ
ence in them, will be passed by the
house, and il any slight amendment.
are insisted on, that they will be ad'
Ijusted by a conference committee,
The battle was fought or the engross-
menl, and the only hope lett to the lob
by is to secure the absence of enough
senators when the bill comes up &c
prevent the securing of a constitutions.
majority. The people will count the
~absentees vs. having voted 10. This ii
a time when no Sinking will be tolera'
ted.
Republicans are making 80 much adj
about Mayor Hewitt's letter to the
Brooklyn club, in which he holds tina
the labor organizations are t%yrannica
in forbiddius other men to 60 to work